Empty bottle causes bomb scare in Upper Uwchlan

UPPER UWCHLAN — The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department Bomb Squad assisted local police Wednesday afternoon after a suspicious device was found taped to a stop sign at Highview and Waterview roads.

According to the Upper Uwchlan Police Department, police were notified about the device about 2 p.m. Officers arrived in the area and found a large plastic bottle wrapped in duct tape and taped to the sign at eye level. Police officials said law enforcement has seen an increased number of “bottle bombs” recently, and that they can contain caustic chemicals that can cause hazardous conditions and injure those in the immediate area.

Police said the contents of the bottle were unknown, so area residents were evacuated and the bomb squad was called to assist local police. The bottle was removed from the sign and opened, police said.

The bottle was empty, according to police.

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Police continue to investigate who attached the bottle to the sign, and why.

The Upper Uwchlan Police Department was assisted by the Chester County Detectives, the Uwchlan Police Department’s detective division, the Lionville Fire Company, Uwchlan Ambulance and the Upper Uwchlan Township Department of Public Works.